'Re: Problem with working directory'

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List:       lyx-users
Subject:    Re: Problem with working directory
From:       Richard Heck <rgheck () comcast ! net>
Date:       2012-05-25 18:53:27
Message-ID: 4FBFD527.3030907 () comcast ! net
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On 05/25/2012 12:37 PM, Hobbs,Tom wrote:
>
> Hello--
>
> When I set the working directory to a location where I keep .pdf files 
> for figures, LyX cannot find them.  If I set the path explicitly, then 
> all is well.  However, this creates problems when I want to share the 
> document with other who must revise all pathnames.  Setting the 
> working directory used to work as a way to group files that a document 
> needs, but mysteriously, it has stopped working.  I would be very 
> grateful for suggestions on how to fix this.  I am using LyX 2.0, but 
> I tried 2.03 and it has the same problem.
>
Is there a reason not to keep the figures in the same directory as the 
LyX file? or in a subdirectory of it? Then you can use relative 
pathnames, which should work.

Richard


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    On 05/25/2012 12:37 PM, Hobbs,Tom wrote:
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            When I set the working directory to a location where I keep
            .pdf files for figures, LyX cannot find them.  If I set the
            path explicitly, then all is well.  However, this creates
            problems when I want to share the document with other who
            must revise all pathnames.  Setting the working directory
            used to work as a way to group files that a document needs,
            but mysteriously, it has stopped working.  I would be very
            grateful for suggestions on how to fix this.  I am using LyX
            2.0, but I tried 2.03 and it has the same problem.</div>
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    Is there a reason not to keep the figures in the same directory as
    the LyX file? or in a subdirectory of it? Then you can use relative
    pathnames, which should work. <br>
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    Richard<br>
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